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Sidney L. Robbins
Sidney L. Robbins

New York Times, Monday, May 25, 1987

39-Down : Real

Author:
Sidney L. Robbins
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 46, Avg Word Len: 4.71, Missing: { C J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 239 (avg 1.34)
Open Squares: 61, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Sidney L. Robbins has 153 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 50 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,712
Across
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"Pomp and Circumstance" composer : ELGAR
6
Comedian Foxx : REDD
10
Bosom companion? : BRA
13
N.Y. mayor before Koch : BEAME
14
Fancy case : ETUI
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Anon : SOON
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Gaucho weapons : BOLAS
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Arrow poison : INEE
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Something to knock on : WOOD
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Organized U.S. militia force : NATIONALGUARD
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Syr. neighbor : ISR
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Ex-frosh : SOPH
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___ Paulo, Brazil : SAO
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Bugle call after tattoo : TAPS
30
Loose robe : SIMAR
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B.P.O.E. member : ELK
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Captured : TOOK
37
Wed stealthily : ELOPE
38
Group Wilson fostered : LEAGUEOFNATIONS
42
Flower holder : LAPEL
43
Play about Sadie Thompson : RAIN
44
Bishop's domain : SEE
45
Backbone : SPINE
46
Kind of mother : STEP
48
Lunch, e.g. : EAT
49
Golden-rule preposition : UNTO
52
Society bloke : NOB
54
Forty-two-year-old group : UNITEDNATIONS
60
Persia updated : IRAN
61
Hebrew month : ADAR
62
Chalk's need : SLATE
64
Smash review : RAVE
65
Bristle : SETA
66
Painter's item : EASEL
67
Foxy : SLY
68
Greek god of love : EROS
69
Makes cartoons : DRAWS
Down
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Recede : EBB
2
Trotsky or Uris : LEON
3
Festive occasion : GALA
4
Violinmaker of Cremona : AMATI
5
Withstand : RESIST
6
Check : REIN
7
Volcano in Sicily : ETNA
8
One-on-one contests : DUELS
9
San ___ Padres : DIEGO
10
Clodhopper : BOOR
11
Crucifix : ROOD
12
Also : AND
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Bantu of Zanzibar : SWAHILI
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Declaim : ORATE
21
Surprising victory : UPSET
24
Hawks : SELLS
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"With ___ and a bound ... ": Coleridge : ALEAP
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African mammal : OKAPI
28
Like a church mouse : POOR
29
Living-room items : SOFAS
31
Large ruminant : MOOSE
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Asphyxia : APNEA
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Adjust the alarm clock : RESET
36
Contract the brows : KNIT
39
Real : GENUINE
40
Abundant: Suffix : ULENT
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Concerning : ANENT
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Composed : POISED
50
Rib : TEASE
51
More peculiar : ODDER
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Claylike : BOLAR
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Russia's ___ Mountains : URAL
55
Defense arm : NAVY
56
Pact since W.W. II : NATO
57
River in Turkish Armenia : ARAS
58
Space org. : NASA
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Muddle or mulligan : STEW
60
Taxing initials : IRS
63
Lofty vehs. : ELS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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